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On March 9, 2003, it was a tragic day for The Houston Symphony. The musicians had a strike to secure a financial future. After a lengthy negotiation process, the musicians were awarded a contract until September 30, 2006. “Though the minimum weekly pay will remain unchanged, the furloughs will effectively reduce the minimum annual salary in the first three seasons to below the previous contract’s $74,100. In the final year, the minimum will rise to $78,540 (www.chron.com)”. This of course, is probably not the last time that we will hear that The Houston Symphony went on strike. The last strike was in September 1997; however, former Mayor Bob Lanier helped avoid that strike by waiving the rent used for Jones Hall. The strike could have been avoided if they had adopted the collective bargaining idea. “According to the National Labor Relations Act: For the purpos